Public Statements

Issue Position: Jobs and the Economy

Issue Position

Empowering the middle class and providing tools for growth for small businesses are key elements to a thriving economy. When middle-class Hoosiers are working and earning a fair wage, they are also spending, which plays a key role in the development and success of small businesses. We need an additional tax break for small business owners who hire unemployed Hoosiers. Moreover, it is time that Indiana employ a graduated income tax that would keep the middle class and our low-income seniors from carrying the tax load of our wealthiest Hoosiers.